Mauritius at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Mauritius at the Olympic Games
Flag of Mauritius – Flag bearers IOC code  MRI NOC Mauritius Olympic Committee
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
Competitors	12 in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Stephan Buckland
Medals Rank: 80	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 1	Total 1
Olympic history (summary)
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Mauritius competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Bruno Julie won Mauritius's first ever medal (bronze) in boxing.

Medalist

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
3 Bronze	Julie, BrunoBruno Julie	Boxing	Bantamweight

Archery

Main articles: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Mauritius will send archers to the Olympics for the third time, seeking the nation's first Olympic medal in the sport. The country was given one spot in the women's individual competition via Tripartite Commission invitation; Veronique D'Unienville will be Mauritius's representative.^[1]

Women

Athlete /Event	Ranking Round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Final Rank
Veronique D'Unienville Women's Individual	605	53	August 8, 2008  Aida Roman (MEX) (12th Seed) Loss 97-108	Did not advance					58

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Women

Athlete / Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Final Rank
Karen Foo Kune Women's Singles	bye	August 10, 2008  Lu Lan (CHN) Loss 0-2	Did not advance				n/a

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Mauritius qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Julie and Colin both earned spots at the second African qualifying tournament.^[2]

Athlete / Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Bruno Julie Bantamweight	August 12, 2008  Emanuel Thabiso Nketu (LES) Win 17-8	August 15, 2008  Khurshid Tadjibayev (UZB) Win 16-4	August 18, 2008  Héctor Manzanilla (VEN) Win 13-9	August 22, 2008  Yankiel León (CUB) Loss 5-7	Did not advance
Richarno Colin Light welterweight	August 10, 2008  Myke Carvalho (BRA) Win 15-11	August 14, 2008  Gennady Kovalev (RUS) Loss 2-11	Did not advance

Bruno Julie is the first Olympic medalist for Mauritius since the nation began competing at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Julie secured a Bronze Metal with the quarterfinal victory over Venezuela's Héctor Manzanilla on August 18, 2008.^[3]

Cycling

• Aurelie Halbwachs
  August 10, 2008: Women's Road Race, Road Cycling Course: Finished 62, +19:47 behind the winning time. ^[4]

Swimming

• Gael Adam
  August 8, 2008: Men's 100M Freestyle Qualification Heat 2: Finished 3rd in heat, 57th overall with a time of 52.35. Did not advance. ^[5]

• Diane Etiennette
  August 15, 2008: Women's 50M Freestyle Qualification Heat 5: Finished 7th in heat, 63rd overall with a time of 28.83. Did not advance. ^[6]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats			Semifinals			Final
		Time	Rank	Overall	Time	Rank	Overall	Time	Rank
Eric Milazar	400 m	46.06	7	33	Did not advance

• Stephan Buckland

August 18, 2008: Men's 200M Round 1, Heat 1: Finished 3rd in heat, 37th overall with a time of 20.98.
August 18, 2008: Men's 200M Round 2, Heat 2: Finished 5th in heat, 8th overall with a time of 20.37 - his season's best.
August 19, 2008: Men's 200M Semifinals, Heat 2: Finished 6th in heat, 12th overall with a time of 20.48. Did not advance.

• Arnaud Casquette

August 16, 2008: Men's Long Jump Qualifying Round Group B: Did not start.

• Annabelle Lascar

August 15, 2008: Women's 800M Round 1, Heat 3: Finished 5th in heat, 34th overall with a time of 2:06.11. Did not advance.

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Men

Athlete / Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Overall Rank
	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ravi Bhollah Men's 94kg	125	16th	150	16th	275	16th

References

1. ^ FITA Olympic Qualification - Women
2. ^ 2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament
3. ^ http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/boxing/news;_ylt=Asx_lPGDlea1VL7OUZwbS2o1o5N4?slug=ap-box-roundten&prov=ap&type=lgns
4. ^ http://www.nbcolympics.com/cycling/resultsandschedules/rsc=CRW012100/index.html
5. ^ http://au.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/athletes/profile/-/233174/gael-adam
6. ^ http://au.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/athletes/profile/-/233175/diane-etiennette

1. http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/athletes?country_codes=MRI

http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/WL/C70A/WLM094000.shtml#WLM094B01

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